Friday, June 30, 2006

Fish eggs are sexy

Of course, some males can't be bothered with the real work, and have developed "fake" offspring that fool females into mating with the phony dads. The fakes can be elaborate appendages that look like eggs or baby fish.

Similar things seem to work for people. Women prefer men who like children and can identify them just by looking. But the good daddies don't get all the benefits. For short-term flings women choose manly men with high testosterone levels--again just by looking.

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I grew up with fishing and the ocean, became a scientist, and now I'm a conservationist. I work for Washington Environmental Council, but the opinions here are my own. Email me at blogfishx (at) gmail (dot) com or about Swim Around Bainbridge at swimbi (at) gmail (dot) com.